ControlExtensions.AddListBox Method (ControlCollection, Range, Single, Single, String)
Adds a new ListBox control to the document in the specified size and location.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function AddListBox ( _
controls As ControlCollection, _
range As Range, _
width As Single, _
height As Single, _
name As String _
) As ListBox
public static ListBox AddListBox(
this ControlCollection controls,
Range range,
float width,
float height,
string name
)
Parameters
controls
Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.ControlCollectionThe collection to add the control to. Do not supply this parameter yourself. When you call this method on the collection returned by the Document.Controls property (in an application-level project) or the DocumentBase.Controls property (in a document-level project), this parameter is supplied automatically.
range
Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.RangeThe location of the control.
width
Type: System.SingleThe width of the control in points.
height
Type: System.SingleThe height of the control in points.
name
Type: System.StringThe name that can be used to index the control in the ControlCollection instance.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls.ListBox
The control that was added to the document.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type ControlCollection. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | The name or range argument is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), or the name argument has zero length. |
| ControlNameAlreadyExistsException | A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection instance. |
| InvalidRangeException | The range that was specified is not valid. |
Remarks
This method enables you to add ListBox objects to the end of the ControlCollection.
To remove a ListBox that was added programmatically, use the Remove method.
Examples
The following code example adds a ListBox control to the first paragraph in the document, adds two items to the list box, and then selects the first item. To use this example, run it from the ThisDocument class in a document-level project.
Private Sub WordRangeAddListBox()
Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
Dim ListBox1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls. _
ListBox = Me.Controls.AddListBox(Me.Paragraphs(1).Range, _
90, 71.25F, "LisBox1")
ListBox1.Items.Add("First Item")
ListBox1.Items.Add("Second Item")
ListBox1.SelectedIndex = 0
End Sub
private void WordRangeAddListBox()
{
this.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls.ListBox
listBox1 = this.Controls.AddListBox(
this.Paragraphs[1].Range, 90, 71.25F, "lisBox1");
listBox1.Items.Add("First Item");
listBox1.Items.Add("Second Item");
listBox1.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.